get by
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get by
verb gets by · getting by · got by · gotten by
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To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level.
Do you think they can get by on only one salary?
Similar: get along, make do, make ends meet
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verb subsist
| Español | arreglárselas, ingeniárselas, componérselas, apañárselas, apañarse, rebuscársela |
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| 日本語 | 遣り繰りする yarikuri suru, 遣り繰り算段する yarikuri-sandan suru |
| 中文 | 湊合 /凑合 còuhe |
| Português | sobreviver |
| Français | tenir le coup, s'en sortir, se débrouiller |
| Deutsch | auskommen, durchkommen, zurechtkommen, klarkommen |
| Italiano | sbarcare il lunario, tirare avanti |
| Русский | справля́ться spravljátʹsja, спра́виться správitʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | xoay xở sống |
Talk about this word "get by." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/get%20by. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. get by. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/get%20by "get by." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/get%20by.
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@misc{get_by_2026,
title = {get by},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20by},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
